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Greg Brown is the Canberra Bureau chief. He previously spent five years covering federal politics for The Australian where he built a reputation as a newsbreaker consistently setting the national agenda.

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NEWS2019ELECTION 3/05/2019. DAY23People's Forum Brisbane.The Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten shake hands before the Sky News/Courier Mail People's Forum in Brisbane. May 3, 2019.Picture: Gary Ramage/News Corp Australia

Voters hand Shorten narrow debate win

The Opposition Leader finishes slightly ahead as voters deliver their verdict following the second leaders’ debate.

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Lyon, France - January 25, 2016: Tesla supercharger station and parking in Lyon. Tesla is an American automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells luxury electric cars

Butler flags subsidies to target

Labor has indicated it would consider providing subsidies to meet its electric cars target.

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Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (left) is seen talking to Liberty OneSteel owner Sanjeev Gupta (right) at the steel works in Whyalla in South Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Mr Shorten announced that if elected he will create a Renewable Energy Zone in the Spencer Gulf region of South Australia. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Shorten turns up the heat

The Opposition Leader has read the wind and decided climate change is a vote winner.

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NEWS2019ELECTION 30/4/2019. DAY 20Labor candidate for Swan, Hannah Beazley in Perth.Picture Kym Smith

Beazley’s daughter praises dad

Hannah Beazley, daughter of former Labor leader Kim Beazley, has praised her father’s integrity and humanity.

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President of Law Council of Australia, Arthur Moses SC.

Law Council concerns for ‘voice’

The Law Council has warned against a referendum on an indigenous voice until a detailed model has been drafted.

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A comparison diptych generated on Sunday, 28 April 2019 shows (left) Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during a Labor Party campaign rally at Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne, and (right) Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a campaign rally at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Sunday, 28 April 2019. (AAP Image/Darren England, Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Morrison and Shorten go head-to-head

Scott Morrison sent a warning to voters in the first leaders debate as Bill Shorten argued the country “can’t go on the path” it’s on.

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NEWS2019ELECTION 28/4/2019. DAY 18Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with wife Chloe after speaking to Labor party supporters at a rally in Box Hill, Melbourne.Picture Kym Smith

Shorten rallies Labor troops

Bill Shorten has truly launched his campaign agenda that he hopes will deliver the keys to the Lodge.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Former prime minister John Howard wave to the audience after a campaign rally at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Sunday, April 28, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Howard warns of class warfare

The former prime minister joined Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on the campaign trail yesterday.

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Labor caught short on pay

Labor unable to explain how it will deliver $11k taxpayer-funded pay increases, as Howard calls its tax plan “economic madness”.

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Bill Shorten defends referendum plan

Labor leader also agrees preference talks with Clive Palmer might have occurred, as Scott Morrison appeals to farmers.

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